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Insight: Legal Affairs

How to handle the rise in requests for work accommodations

Factors that determine whether employers are required to provide remote option arrangements and the risks surrounding the decision.

How to avoid tax on the sale of your real estate

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs’ Steven Dimengo on like-kind exchanges and how to unlock their benefit.

Navigating environmental issues and liabilities in transactions

Babst Calland’s Ben Clapp on the environmental diligence process in a sale and how to address environmental risks in contractual provisions.

How to properly build and maintain an IP portfolio

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC’s Dominic Frisina on how to strategically manage an IP portfolio, particularly patents and trade secrets.

Common issues with cap tables and how to address them

Babst Calland’s Michael E. Fink on the role of the cap table and how failing to accurately maintain it can be costly.

How property insurance changes are affecting commercial real estate lending

Babst Calland’s Joseph A. Pope on how changes in property insurance coverage are affecting commercial real estate lending, and what borrowers need to know about it.

Options beyond bankruptcy for struggling businesses

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs’ Chris Niekamp on bankruptcy and bankruptcy alternatives for companies with cashflow struggles.

I-9 procedures are changing and non-compete agreements could be next

Babst Calland’s Alexandra G. Farone on what employers need to know about the I-9 changes and what’s happening with non-compete agreements.

New laws meant to protect consumer data will affect nearly all companies

Babst Calland’s Ember K. Holmes on data privacy laws states are enacting and how they are going to affect companies.

The employee retention credit is valuable, but be on the lookout for bad advice

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs’ Richard B. Fry III on the ERC, how businesses qualify, and the risk to businesses of an erroneous filing.

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